Bangkok —
The recent abduction of a Chinese TV actor to Myanmar and his subsequent release is shedding new light on the lengths to which human traffickers operating online scam centers in the war-torn country will go to in order to lure would-be victims.
Chinese actor Wang Xing went missing on January 3, in Mae Sot, a city in northern Thailand, which borders Myanmar. Two days later his family reported him missing, and with growing cries on social media, the case prompted Thai and Chinese authorities to act.
Last week, on January 7, Thai authorities say they found Wang in Myanmar and brought him back to Thailand.
Thai police said Wang was trafficked across the Thai-Myanmar border and held captive at KK Park in Myawaddy, which is…
